title: Protracted diarrhea in infancy.
abstract: The syndrome of protracted diarrhea in infancy, characterised by the passage of at least 4 loose stools a day for more than 2 weeks in an infant younger than 3 months showing a continuous loss of weight or failing to gain has been universally recognized as a severe and debilitating disorder necessitating prolonged hospitalisation. A systematic diagnostic and therapeutic approach is proposed in the light of a 4 years clinical experience at the Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam.
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005526:Food, Formulated; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition